【いみ】
“as many as/ as much as“
*Used to show that the amount was much more than you had expected.
【ぶんぽう】
Number ＋ counter word ＋ も
【れいぶん】
彼には、まごが１０人もいる。
He has as many as 10 grandchildren.
おととしは、５回もひっこしした。
We moved as many as 5 times the year before last.
彼女は、結婚式に３００人もゲストを招待した。
She invited as many as 300 guests to her wedding.
彼は今月５回も授業をさぼった。
He skipped class as many as five times this month.
彼はパソコンを１０台も持っている。
He has as many as 10 computers.
彼女は猫を５匹も飼っている。
She has as many as 5 cats.
今日、気温が３５度もあった。
Today, the temperature was as high as 35 degrees.
ここから新宿まで、３回も電車を乗りかえないといけない。
From here to Shinjuku, I have to change trains as many as three times.
彼女の身長は、１９０センチ もある。
She is as tall as 190 centimeters.
彼は柔道を３０年もつづけている。
He has been practicing judo for as many as thirty years.
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